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“I think we're definitely up there, when you look at our squad. You only have to look at the players that weren't even on the bench and then the players on the bench and those that came on - it shows you the real strength in depth,” said McKay. “It's up to the ones that have got the shirts to keep them.

Barrie McKay in action against QPR (Image: Joseph Raynor)

“We can beat anyone playing like that, definitely. We just need to have that belief that we can go out there and give those performances every week and beat teams.

“We have set the standard now. I think it's just that level of consistency we need to show and we need to build on that as well.

“We're going to have a few days' hard training and then we'll have a rest for the international break so we'll come back against Birmingham flying again.”

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McKay feels Forest played as well as they have done all season against QPR.

“Yes, it's definitely right up there with our best performances of the season. We probably controlled the game after a sloppy first 10 minutes and we probably could have had more goals, if I am being overcritical,” he said.

“Maybe we had a sloppy first five, 10 minutes but after that we got on the ball with one and two-touch football, going forward whenever we could.

Barrie McKay celebrates with the Forest team after netting the third against QPR (Image: Joseph Raynor)

“Tyler got his goal and that gave a lift to us and the fans – everybody got a lift from that.

“Some of the football was fantastic to watch, yes. I think you see it every day in training with the players we've got. Everybody is comfortable on the ball and that's the way the gaffer wants us to play.

“We showed that with our one and two-touch play and it's how easy it is with one and two touches to simplify football, really.”